Flooring tile



Patented July 26 1927.

' UNITED STATES v PATENT OFFICE.

I GEORGE C. OF FREEPORT, AND JULIUS W. SGHEDE, MOUNT VERNON, YQQBK, ASSIGNOBB T0 BUBBEBSTONE CORPORATION, 01' NEW YORK, N.'Y., A. COB- ?OBATION OF NEW YORK.

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No Drawing.

Our invention relates to flooring tile and while weuse this term .fiooring tile to designate one use of the tile it is of course to be understood that the tile. may be used 5 on walls or other surfaces and that we do not wish to be limited by the term employed.

An object of the invention is to rovide a tile that will be free from ot' mars, which will have a hard surface, t at can be easily l0 washed and that will not allow the dirt to be readily ground into the surface and which will hold its original color.

A further object is to provide a tile that will have the maximum of tensile strength and flexibility so as to minimize breaking or cracking and which will have the maximum' of wearing qualities.

A furtherobject is to provide a tile of novel composition which can be given a desired color and which will retain the color in use. J

With these and other objects in view, the invention consistsin certain novel combinations of ingredients which will now be described and ,hereinafter'pointed out in the claim.

Our improved composition comprises pitch, gum, fiber and a colorin matter.

We preferably emplcy a itc which will. breakdown brownan that vegetable pitch will give this result.

Specifically stated, the composition is as follows; v

Pounds.

Vegetable pi 18% Cumar tgum (a coal tar derivative)- 3% Asbestos. ber .......'40 Coloring matter.

Application filed January 81, 1927. Serial No. 165,028.

These ingredients are, mixed in any suitable apparatus under a tem erature of approximately four hundred egre'es Fahreneit. and we of course do not hmit ourselves to the particular manner of mixing but we find in ordinary practice the pitch andthe gum may first be mixed and the fiber then added.

The colorin matter may be added at an time and may of many difierent material 3 in accordance with the color desired, and the proportions of the coloring matter. will of 60 course vary. v While we have set forth what we believe to be a preferred composition, it is to be understood that the invention is capable of modification in the arrangement and proportions of the ingredients,'and we do not wish to be limited to the specific formula set forth but desire to cover the invention as set forth in the claim.

We'claim:

A tile coin osition comprising vegetable pitch,- lightJGrimar gu'm (a coal tar derivative), and asbestos fiberin substantialli the proportions of pitch thirteen and a ,pounds, light Cumar 1 In thr nd 55- thirds pounds, and s fiber forty pounds.

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